Slidell woman a featured speaker at meeting of Women in Film and Television Louisiana

Veteran television producer Paula Pendarvis of Slidell will be the featured speaker at an upcoming meeting of Women in Film and Television Louisiana. The networking meeting, called an Alice Evening, will be held April 21, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Columns Hotel, 3811 Saint Charles Ave.

Paula Pendarvis

Pendarvis will discuss what she discovered in her first TV newsroom in New Orleans in 1980; what's different there 33 years later; and what remains the same. Also speaking, WIFT Louisiana President and certified life coach Ali Duffey will discuss work/life balance.

WIFT Louisiana invites women who work in the film, television and digital media industries to its April 21 and May 19 Alice Evenings. The two meetings will be open to non-members as part of an annual membership drive. Each meeting includes a Talking Point from women in the industry.

Pendarvis is a New Orleans based media specialist with more than 30 years experience in television news and generation of original content. She worked as a television news producer in New Orleans and Dallas, creating a TV newsroom from scratch; and was co-creator of the New Orleans television program “Friday Night Football” and the late Brandon Tartikoff’s “Know It Alls.”

As a producer, she’s created original content for ABC News, NBC News, CNN, Independent Film Channel, the Discovery Channel, Food Network, HGTV and WYES, WDSU and WWL in New Orleans.

She’s coordinated logistics for major events such as the visit of Pope John Paul II, multiple Super Bowls, opening day of the World’s Fair, Mardi Gras and the GOP Convention. She lives in Slidell with her husband, retired meteorologist and photographer Dan Milham.

WIFT Louisiana is part of an international organization of 40 chapters and more than 10,000 members worldwide. Alice Evenings are named for pioneer filmmaker Alice Guy-Blache, and are held the third Sunday of each month.

For information, visit www.facebook.com/WIFTlouisiana. For membership criteria and an application, email wiftlouisiana@gmail.com.